← Votes·2020-12-18

New General Budget of the European Union for the financial year 2021

Budget87%★

Confidence: 87%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "budget"
title/description contains "financial year"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Economy & Finance63%

Confidence: 63%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "financial year"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 126342Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+0 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “New General Budget of the European Union for the financial year 2021”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (540 for, 77 against, 70 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

540

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

463 votes

Turnout (cast)

687

Absent

Participation rate

97.6%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 164Against 0Abstain 11Absent 5

S&D136 MEPs

For 130Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Renew100 MEPs

For 98Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

PfE66 MEPs

For 8Against 32Abstain 26Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 43Against 11Abstain 9Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 26Against 12Abstain 5Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 18Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany77
Spain49
Poland48
Italy44
France43

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 43Against 26Abstain 9Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 77Against 16Abstain 1Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 7Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 29Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 10Absent 0

Sweden20 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

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